Active conflict or passive coherence? The political economy of climate change in China

• Published in: Environmental politics Vol. 19; no. 6; pp. 1012 - 1017
• Main Author: Lo, Alex Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 01.11.2010; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Autonomy; Business law; China; Citizens; Climate Change; Climate effects; Coherence; Conflict; Defense programs; Ecology; Economics; Emissions; Emissions control; Energy consumption; Environment; Environmental changes; Human influences; International relations; Kyoto Protocol; Mitigation; Nationalism; NGOs; Nongovernmental organizations; Peoples Republic of China; Political change; Political conditions; Political Economy; Politics; Traditions; China; China, People's Rep

Human-induced climate change has been a trigger of domestic conflict in many parts of the world, prompting prolonged periods of contention between environmental activists and climate change sceptics. But, what about countries without legal oppositional politics, such as China? China ratified the Uni...